Mildred was born in Jackson, Mississippi on September 13, 1943.Mildred took up writing because she was inspired by family stories.Many of her stories are humorous and tragic, but all told of the survival of blacks limited with few rights.Meanwhile, Mildred attended newly intergrated schools in Toledo,Ohio. After Graduating from college, she joined the Paece Corps and spent two years in Ethiopia. After she graduated from the University of Colorado, Taylor settled in Los Angeles,California to pursue her writing career. Many of her books won awards such as her first book, Song of the Trees, won the Council on Interracial Books for Children Award, and her second novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, won the 1977 Newbery Award from the American Library Association. Mildred is famous for her children fiction books, and she is still living today to persue her dream.
Vocabulary
By Brooke S. Commonly Confused Words
somberly,interjected,belmused,begrudingly,incredulous,acquiescence,belitting,cajoled,meekly,bodice,scrutinized,abruptly, tumuitous.
Summary
By Logan W.
The Road To Memphis is about the Logan family children and some friends of theirs. When they decide to make a trip to Jackson, an accident occurs. Before reaching Jackson they stopped at the town of Strawberry. In Strawberry, their friend Moe got into a mischief with some white kids, Statler, Troy, and. When this occured, they drove off to help Moe escape the trouble he was in. The only way for Moe to be safe was to go to Memphis and take a train to Chicago. Along the way to Memphis, other things occured like a surprised pregnancy, trouble with white folks, car breaking down, people going insane, new and old love life, and an awful death.
By Kaysha B. I recommend this book to children of ages 12 and up. This book speaks of the lives of young black teenagers trying to make it threw the struggle of racism. It has a strong mature content that a lot of younger children wouldnt be able to comprehend, but it is a good way to see the life that young black people went through.
Background Pictures
By Logan W., Brooke S., and Kaysha B. This is a picture of a plantation. In the book, the Logan family is free but they still liveon a plantation.
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This shows a train station in which Moe had to take to flee to Chicago. The white man in this picture is getting ready to beat the black man for watever reason. We decided to put this picture on here because in the book the white folks would treat color folks unfairly even when it wasnt nessecary.
Oral Presentation Artifacts
The first poster gives general information about the plot. The second poster tracks the storyline from the town of Strawberry to the Memphis train station. The picture listed below is a shadow box.
Author
By: Brooke S.Mildred D. Taylor
Vocabulary
By Brooke S.Commonly Confused Words
somberly,interjected,belmused,begrudingly,incredulous,acquiescence,belitting,cajoled,meekly,bodice,scrutinized,abruptly, tumuitous.
Summary
By Logan W.The Road To Memphis is about the Logan family children and some friends of theirs. When they decide to make a trip to Jackson, an accident occurs. Before reaching Jackson they stopped at the town of Strawberry. In Strawberry, their friend Moe got into a mischief with some white kids, Statler, Troy, and. When this occured, they drove off to help Moe escape the trouble he was in. The only way for Moe to be safe was to go to Memphis and take a train to Chicago. Along the way to Memphis, other things occured like a surprised pregnancy, trouble with white folks, car breaking down, people going insane, new and old love life, and an awful death.
Games
By Kaysha B.Word Search
Stitch Speed Chase
Recommendation
By Kaysha B.I recommend this book to children of ages 12 and up. This book speaks of the lives of young black teenagers trying to make it threw the struggle of racism. It has a strong mature content that a lot of younger children wouldnt be able to comprehend, but it is a good way to see the life that young black people went through.
Background Pictures
By Logan W., Brooke S., and Kaysha B.Oral Presentation Artifacts